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[ad_1] Investigators say mankind’s oldest sculptures could be linked to climate change, diet One of the first examples of art in the world, the enigmatic statuettes of “Venus” sculpted some 30,000 years ago, have intrigued and perplexed scientists. for nearly two centuries. Now a researcher at the University of Colorado …

[ad_1] In December 1995, astronomers around the world were vying for the chance to use the most fashionable new instrument in astronomy: the Hubble Space Telescope. Bob Williams didn’t have to worry about any of this. As the director of the institute that ran Hubble, Williams could use the telescope …

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence unravels one of the great challenges of biologyYahoo News Australia The AI ​​that kicked everyone’s ass in StarCraft 2 made “tremendous progress” in protein foldingPC Gamer The “holy grail” of biology will unlock new treatments to fight diseaseThe Australian One of the greatest mysteries of biology “largely …

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence unravels one of the great challenges of biologyJapan Today The AI ​​that kicked everyone’s ass in StarCraft 2 made “tremendous progress” in protein foldingPC Gamer The “holy grail” of biology will unlock new treatments to fight diseaseThe Australian New AI solves the 50-year-old protein folding problemNerdist DeepMind …

[ad_1] The famous Arecibo Observatory has collapsed. The National Science Foundation (NSF), the agency overseeing the telescope, announced the unfortunate turn of events on Tuesday. At one point during the night, Arecibo’s receiver platform crashed into its iconic 1,000-foot-wide antenna. “The platform crashed unexpectedly,” an NSF spokesperson said The New …

[ad_1] An artist’s impression of what ancient Mars might have looked like, based on geological data. Wikimedia Scientists recently confirmed that there was (and still is) abundant water on Mars. The discovery is huge not only because where there is water there is life, but also because it means that …

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[ad_1] Sign up for the Guardian Today US newsletter Scientists first identified a small gelatinous spot in the deep sea as a new species, using only high-definition underwater cameras. The creature, officially known as Duobrachium sparksae, is a new species of ctenophore, or comb jelly. It was discovered in an …

[ad_1] For five decades, Arecibo was the largest single aperture telescope in the world, used to study distant planets and find asteroids. The huge telescope on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico – located at the Arecibo Observatory and deteriorating since August – collapsed on Tuesday, officials said, after 57 …

[ad_1] Injection of CRISPR solution into embryos of crustaceans (Parhyale hawaiiensis). Credit: Heather Bruce It sounds like a “Just So Story” – “How the Insect Got its Wings” – but it is truly a mystery that has puzzled biologists for over a century. Intriguing and conflicting theories about the evolution …